Why?This is the resurrected attempt (*ha rising from the dead) on this map that has visited the Ideas Forum once before. There was a request to bring it back....perhaps get it ready in time for Seasonal Game maps that could be brought out of the box every festive season.So here it is. Do your worst on comments.

3. Descriptions of any unique features or areas.There are no real unique features, but go easy on me as the graphics are by no way perfect yet, and there is a lot of work to be put into this one if it is to succeed.

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AndyDufresne wrote:For some reason I'd feel more attracted to this map if the grass was all earth tones...the color shift throws me off. But in turn that'll make it hard to show continents, but a thought nonetheless.

--Andy

i can manage that Andy....look for V2. I'll probably paintbrush it like i did with Waterloo.

edbeard wrote:....I think the legend text could be a bit more readable. Maybe different font?

OK can do, what about the font that is used in the title?

So the text under impassables and the riddles don't affect gameplay? I'm confused about that and you saying there are no unique features.

Sorry edbeard, those "rules" do affect the play, i just meant there was not going to be anything too difficult about it like in some of my other maps. But the Riddles take care of that anyways.....as there are things that can fly in a couple of places.

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This map looks like an overcomplicated game of hopscotch that someone decided to use as a dartboard for Halloween related clipart. It's effortless in all the wrong ways and would better be served on the back of a poorly translated generic cereal box where confusion and staleness come with the territory. This map has no rhyme or reason, much like a poorly written haiku, only with a longer lifespan.

My advice would be to take this witches brew of Halloween themes back to the dollar store where its ingredients came from and invest your time and energy into something that doesn't involve the strategic placement of brightly colored stickers.

mibi wrote:This map looks like an overcomplicated game of hopscotch that someone decided to use as a dartboard for Halloween related clipart. It's effortless in all the wrong ways and would better be served on the back of a poorly translated generic cereal box where confusion and staleness come with the territory. This map has no rhyme or reason, much like a poorly written haiku, only with a longer lifespan.

My advice would be to take this witches brew of Halloween themes back to the dollar store where its ingredients came from and invest your time and energy into something that doesn't involve the strategic placement of brightly colored stickers.

Your usual then mibi. I guess i took lessons from your vomit like prisoner pen eh?!!

mibi wrote:This map looks like an overcomplicated game of hopscotch that someone decided to use as a dartboard for Halloween related clipart. It's effortless in all the wrong ways and would better be served on the back of a poorly translated generic cereal box where confusion and staleness come with the territory. This map has no rhyme or reason, much like a poorly written haiku, only with a longer lifespan.

My advice would be to take this witches brew of Halloween themes back to the dollar store where its ingredients came from and invest your time and energy into something that doesn't involve the strategic placement of brightly colored stickers.

I do have to agree with mibi here. I know the graphics just came out of the mothballed closet, but they need SERIOUS updating to fix the readability issues and general "uncleanliness" of the map as it looks right now. The best things on the map look-wise are the Castle and the legend in the bottom right. The rest is either blurry or unclear.

TaCktiX wrote:... I know the graphics just came out of the mothballed closet, but they need SERIOUS updating to fix the readability issues and general "uncleanliness" of the map as it looks right now...

TaCktiX wrote:... I know the graphics just came out of the mothballed closet, but they need SERIOUS updating to fix the readability issues and general "uncleanliness" of the map as it looks right now...

Of course they do....but mibi is plain rude sometimes.

usually i would say to listen to mibi, but not in this case.in this case him and TaC are basically being jerks

Sure the graphix arent that appealing, but were empire builders graphix appealing at first? no, but people still liked it (or semi-liked it)besides the fact that they liked it even more i think after the graphix re-do

heres what i can see that needs to be done:

1) Slightly brighter/more colors2) to me some things look blurry, but that might be just me3) Under 'riddles' maybe actually put those things in riddles? but easy to solve riddles4) Some of the pictures of things on the territs dont look so good....5) U say 'no impassables' yet to me it looks like there is an impassable wall at the graveyard.

bryguy wrote:Sure the graphix arent that appealing, but were empire builders graphix appealing at first? no, but people still liked it (or semi-liked it)besides the fact that they liked it even more i think after the graphix re-do

heres what i can see that needs to be done:

1) Slightly brighter/more colors2) to me some things look blurry, but that might be just me3) Under 'riddles' maybe actually put those things in riddles? but easy to solve riddles4) Some of the pictures of things on the territs dont look so good....5) U say 'no impassables' yet to me it looks like there is an impassable wall at the graveyard.

all i can think of now

1. can you explain further on the colours....from page 1, which of the two versions are preferable. Some want bright colours, Andy wants earth tones.2. yes some things are blury because some images are so reduced in size. basically all of those icons have to be re-worked in my own fashion3. please suggest these riddles, otherwise i would simply turn that heading into "trick or treat"4. already discussed5. yes there is a fence but there is also an open gateway that leads directly into toombstone terrace.6. keep them coming.

1) The colors on the first one are to dark, the colors on the second one are to bright, go for colors a little darker than the second2) ok3) I cant think of any good riddles.... oh well just go with trick or treat 4) ok5) Yes but the wall could be considered an impassable, since u cant go from undertakers plot to tombstone terrace, or from tombstone terrace to witches castle/blackcat mews/undertakers plot6) since u asked nicely

more feedback:

1) The bonus' text is most unreadable2) i dont much care for the... blood? at peril rocks. 3) Whats that statue on wiccan beach? does it DO anything?4) I like the gradient look u give some things5) the tombstones are a LITTLE big for my tastes, maybe either......a) make them smaller or ......b) make the church larger6) speaking of the church, u cant very well read part of the name, is it Allfellows? Allfellosos? Allfelloos? wrote down different ways i read it7) maybe add a jack-o-lantern at the bottom of the wall with the halloween hollows on it? Right now for dragons snout heads, it looks like it is farther away then cauldron bubble, which if im right is supposed to be right under it9) Whats that thing between dragon snouts heads and the cauldron bubbe? is it an impassable or what? cause to me it looks like an impassable...10) Maybe make the witch be flying across the moon? right now u have her on the far left side, try placing her in the middle11) Love the look of the witches castle, nothing i can see there right now that needs done12) Im confused by some things in the legend, here is what im confused by.....1) The web only covers Animal Farm.....2) The woods inkeepers, deaths door and witches way but not the witch.....3) Sider owns the web & can bite you anytime (which btw i dont think it needs the - )